Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-21
ANNEXATION LEAGUE.
Important Meeting in New York OF the
American Annexation League
''COl." Cutting Explains.
Tho Doughty Editor from Paso del SOrte
IN His Naive EIemont-The Monroe
Doctrine To Be Enforced.

Our distinguished fellow citizen, "Col-
Onel' 4. X. Cutting, who mas had some
experience with the inside OF Mexican
prisons has not given up his project of
capturing Mexico as Will pe seen from
the following taken from the New York
Star:
An important meeting OF the executive
committee of the American Annexation
League was held last night in the private
parlors Of the Sinclair house, and was at
tended rot only by the members Ct the
committee, but by number OF the other
members If the league, including several
Canadians snd Mr.. A. X. Cutting formerly
of PasO del NOr,e, Mexico. This league
was formed nIue years ago, and is COM
posed largely of adventurous spirits scat
tired all over the states and the Domtn-
ion, and nun oering upward of 10, 600 in
trepid men, ready to obey their leaders.
The avOWeG objects TO the league are 10
see that the United States inforcss the
Monroe doctrine" anG also Tor annexG-
ton purposes.
Colonel George w Gibbons, the well
huO ~ ia " ~ VI AOfFC1 ID VS-ANfflJy "
cupied The chair at last nights meeting IS
president Of the League. Reports were
read from the different sections OF the
league in other states, which showed
that the organization is not only ia
fourishing condition, but is having fire.
quent acCessiOns to its ranks IN
solicited Statements made by
several delegates present Indicated
no fbarp ayiCfan rapLy auA
file strong desire for action in some
direction at al early day, but the cooler
heads believed that the time was not
quite ripe for Gn aggressive movement
toward shy foreign country. In case of
an European war or any internal struggle
in Honduras, Mexico, Cuba or elsewhere,
then the American Annexation League
would act promptly and issue calls tor
recruits to its army Of patriotic sons.
That zine may soon arrive, in fact ii may
come any day.
Among the Canadians present were
delegates ard members Of the league
from Montreal, Toronto, Hamilton, s..
GATHERINGS, Windsor, Winuepeg, ST. Johns
and other points in Manitoba and New
Brunswick. These gentlemen are dcsig.
mated by numbers, and their names were
withheld IN order that they would not be
subjected to annOyauces from the i'm
perial government upon returning to their
homes. The Hamilton delegate reported
that Canada was nearly ready for annexa-
ton to the United States, and that the |
favorable sentiment was growing rapidly
in sill parts Of the Dominion, especially in /
British Columbia. Two members of the :
Canadian Parliament were present from |.
New Brunswick, snd explained the unan /
imouS feeling existing there for annexs- I
ton.
Colonel Cutting has been in the city for .
several davs and is stopping at the resi- /
dence of friend. His name is well .
known in connection with the Paso del /
Norte incdlnt of year ago. Colonel .
Cutting said that his health was badly af .
fectsd and his business ruined by the af-
fair and he has filed g claim for $50, 900 .
against the Mexican government and he .
is going on TO Washington next week to .
ascertain what the state department is
doing about it, as chairman of the eX
ecutive council of the Northern Mex
leo Occupation and Development Com
pany Colonel Cutting accepted an invita-
tion to meet the committee of the Annex
tion League last night. The colonel gave
an interesting account of his incaICars-
ton in q Mexican prison, and also de-
scribed the formation CT the Mexican
occupation company. The membership
of the company comprises about l5,0U0
men, who have taken the pledge Of fealty
to the organization, and delegates have
been elected in Guaymas and several
other cities in Mexico; in Manitoba and
other points in Canada; in New Mexico,
New York, Kansas, Ohio, California,
Texas, Illinois, Mississippi, Louisiana
and Missouri.
The objects of the organization are to
Wrest the northern states from the repub-
lie of Mexico, especially Sonora, Lower
California, Chihuahua and Coahuila. In
the bordering states of Nueva Leon and
ramsulipas the natives are ready at any
to Join the Americans for the
formation OF new republic. The Mexi-
cans have strong race hatred against
he people of the United States, but many
II them would Join in revolution in or
Ter TO cut loose from the Diaz govern
nent, The citizens of the United States
Who have enrolled their names in Cuttings
gigantic scheme of conquest are mostly
hose of an adventurous spirit, and some
If the members OF former flioustering
Upon the expression of the views Of
ne gentlemen present last night, it was
ouud that the members OF the two organ
held so many objects in common
hat an effort should be made for CO.
operation, II not, indeed, consolidation +
# the entire interests involved. There